Please consider signing our petition to have Stephen King items returned to the Bangor International Airport

During a visit to Washington DC, Mr. King spoke to students at the Library of Congress and made this quote...

"... if you can read, you can walk into a job later on. If you don't, then you've got the Army, Iraq ..."

You can view the discussion in its entirety on C-SPAN's video library.

According to this story from the Bangor Daily News, troop greeters have removed Stephen King materials from the Bangor International Airport, where they would traditionally hand out King books to troops.

King has long had a policy of donating books to the troops, and usually gives about 100 books each month. In addition, King has gone so far as to sign books for members of the military passing through.

So before you consider the comment, please consider the man.  Stephen King has been an outspoken supporter of our men and women in uniform for many years.  He routinely donates to causes to benefit them.

Fans of Stephen King know that he is also very passionate about literacy and believes that a good education is one of the keys to success in this country. 

Please consider all the facts and sign, its very important that soldiers headed over seas get the opportunity to enjoy his wonderful writing.

-Fans of Stephen King